Bow drill

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Culture/People: Iñupiaq [Kinugumiut/Kingegan/Cape Prince of Wales]
Previous owner: Joseph Chilberg, Non-Indian, 1850-1939
Seller: Joseph Chilberg, Non-Indian, 1850-1939

Collection History: Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI from Joseph Chilberg (1850-1939, a Native artifact dealer in Nome, Alaska) in 1916.
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Place: Cape Prince of Wales; Bering Straits Native Corporation; Alaska; USA

See related items: Iñupiaq [Kinugumiut/Kingegan/Cape Prince of Wales]; Tools and Equipment (General)

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 5/77
Barcode: 050077.000

Object Type: Tools and Equipment (General)

Object Name: Bow drill
Media/Materials: Ivory, hide
Techniques: Carved

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6d2cd751e-2ec1-4dc7-ac10-9c22b96b431d

Record ID: NMAI_54095